What is TRIZ?
TRIZ, the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, provides a structured way to solve difficult engineering problems by identifying contradictions, ideal outcomes, and repeatable inventive patterns rather than relying on trial and error [1][2]. For customers in manufacturing, that matters because many cleaning and contamination-control problems are not isolated defects; they are tradeoffs such as higher cleaning force versus lower damage risk, greater throughput versus tighter cleanliness, or stronger chemistry versus lower environmental burden [1][3].
The innovation record behind CO2 Composite Spray technology and Centrifugal Liquid CO2 cleaning shows how this method can be used in practice. Across multiple generations of products, patents, and application programs, the pattern is consistent: define the real contradiction, identify useful resources already present in the process, apply relevant inventive principles, and convert the result into a manufacturable system that solves a customer problem more effectively [3][4][5][6].
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